A deepest thanks goes to the Rotary Club of Freetown - Sunset for partnering with us to put radios in the hands of youth in the community to enable them to continue learning!For the past several months, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia have been battling the biggest outbreak of the Ebola virus in history, causing more than 5000 people to lose their lives and disrupting the education of more than 3 million school-going children. As a means of supporting school-going children who have been forced to stop attending school to prevent the further spread of the virus, the Ministry of Educationt of Sierra Leone launched a distance learning program via 41 radio stations and the country's sole TV channel three to four hours a day, five days a week. Children receive educational instructions in such subjects as English, mathematics, social studies etc. from the convenience of their homes as a means of preventing them from falling further behind in their studies.

Camp Visão is an academic and enrichment program that supports vulnerable school-going youths in Sierra Leone, and equip them with essential resources and support to continue and strengthen their education. Many of the young people we work with come from families that struggle financially, and purchasing something as small as a radiocan be a hardship.At Visão it is very important for all our students to keep learning, and we are extremely grateful to have the support of individuals and businesses to help us continue our mission.

This past Saturday, 30 radios including batteries were distributed. On behalf of all of us here at Visão, thank you so much for working with us to help support students that need assistance!